by Joe Kwasniewski | Jul 22, 2024 | Benefits, Employee Benefits, FAQ, Features, Human Capital, Human Resources, Insights, Plan Design, Program Management, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
When considering Student Loan Assistance, many employers are curious about what employees agree to as benefit participants. Along with their responsibilities in the program. Employees that elect to participate in a student loan repayment program with Peanut Butter...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Oct 11, 2024 | Benefits, Decisions, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Financial Wellbeing, Government Relations, Human Resources, Insights, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Repayment
White House attempts to relieve portions of student debt the US workforce faces have continued to get struck down by the Supreme Court. Alluding to the consistent verdict that no widespread forgiveness is coming for borrowers.ย In a recent post from AP News, another...
by Joe Kwasniewski | Nov 12, 2024 | Benefits, Differentiation, Employee Benefits, Employee Engagement, Features, Financial Wellbeing, Government Relations, Human Resources, Plan Design, Student Loan Assistance, Student Loan Balance, Student Loan Debt, Student Loan Repayment
Nationwide, many individuals are utilizing the SAVE plan to lower monthly payments on their student loans and in their minds putting themselves in a better position financially. The SAVE plan is income-driven and payments are altered by each unique personโs earnings....
by Tatum Pugh | Mar 15, 2016 | Insights
Did you know that the average B.A. graduate is saddled with over $29,000 in debt at graduation? Or that without employer contribution or refinancing, an undergraduate degree holder with an average debt and payment plan will wind up paying almost $10,000 in just...
by Tatum Pugh | Apr 6, 2016 | Press Room
What is the social cost of the student debt crisis? A recent article in Crain’s Chicago Business explores this topic by looking into the lives of those most affected by it. It looks at people like Carolyn Raleigh, a new mother whose debt taken on a life of its...
by David Aronson | May 5, 2016 | Government Relations
Student loan debt affects not only individuals but national and local economies as well. Different states are trying to find ways to help the more than 40 million people who struggling with student loans. New York, Illinois and California have already made steps...
by David Aronson | May 4, 2017 | Insights
Clawback provisions are common with tuition reimbursement, so this question comes up a lot. Because of some key differences in how we administer student loan repayment, there is usually not a need to have this type of provision attached to your program. Employer...
by Tatum Pugh | Jun 25, 2017 | Press Room
Peanut Butter was one of just 13 companies to participate in Google’s annual Demo Day, an event that brings a diverse group of startups to Silicon Valley to showcase their technology and meet investors and mentors. Peanut Butter was hand-picked by Google based...
by David Aronson | Jan 2, 2018 | Press Room
With major corporations like Boeing, AT&T, Comcast and others having already announced multi-hundred-million dollar plans to reinvest tax reform savings in their people, I was asked to rejoin Steve Grzanich on the Opening Bell to discuss the implications of tax...
by Tatum Pugh | Dec 20, 2019 | Employee Benefits
The problem of student debt in America is a hefty one, with more than 44 million people collectively owing over $1.5 trillion in student loans.ย And it doesnโt stop there; the Congressional Budget Office estimates that an additional $1.27 trillion in new federal...